WordCmp.com

bittercress vs cress

cress vs bittercress

bittercress and cress both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bittercress Yes No No No
cress Yes No No No
As nouns, cress is a hypernym of bittercress; that is, cress is a word with a broader meaning than bittercress:
  • bittercress: any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
  • cress: any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
Other hypernyms of bittercress include cress plant.
bittercress (noun) cress (noun)
any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
Difference between bittercress and cress

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.